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trans·act  audio  (trn-skt, -zkt) KEY 

VERB:
trans·act·ed, trans·act·ing, trans·acts
VERB:
tr.
To do, carry on, or conduct: transact business over the phone; transacting trade agreements.
VERB:
intr.
To conduct business: transacting with foreign leaders.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin trnsigere, trnsct- : trns-, trans- + agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
trans·actor(Noun)


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